Tag: science
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 Revival!
You may not have heard of it before but you should definitely be looking out for this show in the not too distant future. Mystery Science Theater was originally created by Joel Hodgson who is best known as a stand-up comedian and creator of this cult favorite. Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3k) will be revived…
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Report: Sony Working On New Sulfur Batteries
Today’s mobile devices all require a battery, and increasingly are showing the need for more and more power as they increase in complexity. Power is very much a problem of chemistry – difficult compounds and rare elements are all employed in rechargeable cells, so the field is very much a scientific one. The current battery type…
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NASA Says We’ll Find Alien Life Very Soon
Space exploration and an expansion of mankind’s influence into the stars is an extraordinarily prevalent idea in our modern society. Movies, TV shows, video games, indeed all forms of media are saturated with the idea of life beyond earth – and now NASA’s chief scientist has said that he is confident that we’ll be making…
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Beijing Seeks Tech to Tackle Smog Problem
China’s smog is everywhere. It blocks out the sun, masks the winter’s snow, and according to the World Health Organisation, is massively out of control and a danger to public health. Indeed, Beijing’s smog levels include dangerous particulate PM2.5 hit 568 micrograms per cubic metre – way, way over the recommended safe intake levels of just 25. Although…
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Hitachi reveals quartz glass that’s capable of storing data for millions of years
Remember when a 1GB USB stick was mind-blowing? This is the next big thing…
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Only in Japan! SpeechJammer Gun Stuns Unwitting Chatterboxes into Silence!
Researchers at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and Ochanimizu University have developed a gun-like device which can stun a person’s speech from over 30 metres away – they’re calling it the SpeechJammer. Kazutaka Kurihara and Koji Tsukada came up with the back-chatting stopping gadget which records a target’s speech through a…
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NYC Toy Fair: SketRobo & DiscoRobo – Bieber’s Bot Buddies Recognised with Tech Awards
The New York Toy Fair is now over, delivering a whole host of licensed movie and TV cash-ins to make parents everywhere nervously anticipate the new wave of summer blockbuster fads, must-own action figures, gadgets and games set to empty wallets with a relentless fury. If, on the other hand, you have no kids and are like…
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NYC Toy Fair: SketRobo & DiscoRobo – Bieber’s Bot Buddies Recognised with Tech Awards
The New York Toy Fair is now over, delivering a whole host of licensed movie and TV cash-ins to make parents everywhere nervously anticipate the new wave of summer blockbuster fads, must-own action figures, gadgets and games set to empty wallets with a relentless fury. If, on the other hand, you have no kids and are like…
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Scientists find evidence that WiFi is dangerous to sperm
WiFi in laptops said to significantly damage sperm in new study
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Augmented Reality contact lenses a step closer.. after testing on rabbits
Scientific and technological research on delivering Augmented Reality through contact lenses is closer than ever. The University of Washington says that the stuff of Star Trek is coming and this seemingly frightening reality is perfectly safe after conducting testing – on rabbits. AR delivers a virtual and often 3D view of a digital image and is typically found in…
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Only in Japan! Pocky Game aids research into ‘bite communication’
Research group Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology is working on a system which uses the nation’s popular export – the biscuit/candy sticks known as Pocky – in recording the sounds and vibrations created when biting and studying into how it can be used as a form of communication. Basing their studies on the…
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MP addresses importance of Social Net in British politics and IT education
Following yesterday’s news that our Prime Minister David Cameron, his Deputy Nick Clegg and Labour Leader Ed Milliband have joined social net Google+, the Minister of State for University and Science has spoken out about the ‘crucial’ nature of social networking in today’s politics. Speaking to fellow bloggers at Pocket-Lint, MP David Willetts took time…